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Former insurgents celebrate 25 years of peace
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/12/2014
» Hat Yai: Former members of the now-defunct Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Hat Yai Peace agreement on Tuesday recalling the end of their armed struggle with Malaysia.
Critical thinking takes back seat with NCPO’s core values
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/11/2014
» It is becoming a harsh reality that my children will grow up in an authoritarian society like I did in the 1970s.
Tackle power structure to end corruption, seminar told
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/11/2014
» Thailand needs to step forward boldly to dismantle the patriarchal political structure and rid itself of corruption, a seminar was told yesterday.
Court throws out Hall lawsuit
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/10/2014
» Phra Khanong Provincial Court yesterday dismissed a high-profile defamation lawsuit filed by a fruit company against a British human rights defender for a report he wrote about migrant labour abuse at the firm.
Action and reaction: repression and defiance
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/09/2014
» After nearly two decades in China's shadow, people in Hong Kong are growing intolerant of having their grievances suppressed under "one country, two systems".
Confidence is low in renewed South peace talks
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 31/08/2014
» As Thai authorities prepare to revive peace talks with separatists in the far South, signals are already emerging from both sides which indicate the morass of impractical expectations and false hopes will continue.
Giving South accused a break
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/08/2014
» The quest for a solution to violence in the South has stumbled on with little success for several years, but two state officials have been unwavering in their attempts to bring peace to the region.
NCPO to resume South peace talks
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/08/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is expected to set up an executive policy committee and a peace dialogue commission to pursue the peace talks with the southern separatists, a top security adviser has revealed.
Losing our sanity in the political abyss
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/05/2014
» The political chaos made me rush to check my Oxford Learners’ Dictionary for the meaning of "sanity" (the state of having a normal healthy mind; and the state of being sensible and reasonable). It is something that is currently hard to find in our society as warring parties try to justify their own unbending aims. Those holding the middle ground will be automatically dubbed “un-Thai”, disloyal, or hired/paid by the other side.
Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Most companies operating in Myanmar and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).